Privacy in the workplace is a matter of legislation, common law, and policy. Some aspects of privacy in the Canadian context are set out in legislation – and it can be a wide variety of legislation. BC, Alberta, Quebec and federally regulated businesses are subject to specific privacy legislation, but the rest of the provinces and territories rely on common law. Then there is employee privacy expectations which can be greatly impacted by employer policy. How do you make sense of it?
Gayle Wadden was this week’s guest. She is a lawyer and the cofounder of Compliance Works.
